Overview
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"Not even close!" |
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Prepare for Danger! is the 3rd issue of of the Ninjago Magazine. It includes 891503 Cole and Jungle Cole appears on the cover.
The River to Ruin!
The River to Ruin![]
The ninja continued their way through the jungle in search of Garmadon. Unbeknownst to them however, Chen had dispatched Griffin Turner to capture them, with the Master of Speed carefully lying in wait amongst the jungle's dense underbrush as he stalked his prey. Eventually, the ninja reached the end of the jungle, arriving at the edge of a cliff that was connected to the other side only by a rickety suspension bridge that had clearly seen better days. As the ninja discussed their likelihood of safely crossing the bridge, the Master of Speed made his move, ramming Jay to the ground in the blink of an eye.
Enraged by their new opponent, Kai immediately rushed headfirst into combat with Turner. Unfortunately, the Master of Speed's reflexes were too fast for the hot-headed and anger driven Master of Fire who soon found himself tied up on the ground only seconds later. When Turner next turned his sights on Lloyd, he found himself getting a bit more than he bargained for, being outmaneuvered and clobbered instead by Cole. With Turner out of commission, the ninja began to cross the bridge, but unfortunately, it seemed like running wasn't the only thing the Master of Speed could do quickly. Recovering from his injury, Turner produced a knife and sliced apart the ropes holding the bridge, sending the ninja plummeting into the raging, crocodile filled river below.
Although the ninja were able to out-swim the crocodiles with the help of the river's current, safety was still a long way to go. "Can you hear that roaring sound?" Jay asked as the river's flow cascaded downwards into a waterfall, taking the ninja with it. After surfacing, the ninja began to swim to shore, but as always, danger never lurked too far. Without warning, a massive fangfish leaped out of the water and grabbed Cole within its snapping jaws, pulling him under. "That big fish just ate our friend!" Kai shouted as he and Jay turned to Lloyd for further instructions. "Take a deep breath. We have to go after him." Lloyd replied.
Diving underwater in search of Cole, the ninja quickly realized that they are out of their element and were forced to resurface to formulate a better plan. Meanwhile, Cole freed himself from the maws of the giant fangfish through the use of Spinjitzu. Unbeknownst to him however, his technique had also inadvertently created a whirlpool on the surface, signaling to his allies that he was fighting his way free.
As the ninja dove back into the depths, they found the giant fangfish lying on its back on the sea bottom with a triumphant Cole floating beside it. Cole then mentioned for his friends to follow him as the four swam into a nearby tunnel, inside of which, the water level soon tapered off, allowing them to walk around while breathing air. Although Kai was glad to finally be in a safe location once again, Cole was quick to remind the others to be cautious; the fangfish that had been pursuing them seemed hesitant to follow them into the cave. A few feet later would soon reveal the answer as to why: lying nearby was the shed skin of a massive snake.
Seconds after discovering the pile of shed skin, the Anacondrai Serpent reared its head through one of the tunnels, leading the ninja to realize that these tunnels weren't meant for people; they were for the giant serpent. As the serpent pursued the ninja through the tunnels, the latter eventually managed to escape by leaping into a hole in the tunnel. Within the hole, the ninja discovered a skeleton clutching a hand drill which Cole then took, intending to drill out towards the lake and flood the tunnel. As water flooded its way into the caverns, the ninja were pushed out by the force of rushing liquid, bursting them to the surface where they landed outside of Chen's palace where Chen and Garmadon waited for them. Impressed by the ninja's survival, Chen congratulated the four but noted that the Tournament of Elements was far from over.
Trivia
Trivia[]
- The comic from this issue was republished in the Tournament of Elements book.
